Winkle

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun Any periwinkle.

II. Winkle ·noun Any one of various marine spiral gastropods, ·esp., in the United States, either of two species of Fulgar (F. canaliculata, and F. carica).

Related Words

Winkle-hawk
·noun A rectangular rent made in cloth; — called also winkle-hole. ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
winkle-hawk
(Dutch winkel-haak.) A rent in the shape of the letter L, frequently made in cloth. It is also calle...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.